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mixolydian mode

[ mik-suh-lid-ee-uhn, mik- ]

noun

, Music.
  1. an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from G to G.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mixolydian mode1

1770–80; < Greek mixolȳ́di ( os ) ( mixo-, combining form of míxis a mingling + Lȳ́dios Lydian) + -an

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Example Sentences

The strange beauty of the Slavsia lies in the use of the mixolydian mode, and its simple harmonisation.

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